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Mitali Perkins

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in Kolkata, India

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Mitali Perkins has written twelve novels for young readers, including You Bring the Distant Near (nominated for the National Book Award) Rickshaw Girl (a NYPL best 100 Book for children in the past 100 years), Bamboo People (an ALA Top 10 YA novel), and Tiger Boy, which won the South Asia Book Award for Younger Readers. She currently writes and resides in San Francisco: mitaliperkins.com.

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	Bamboo People 3.96 avg rating — 2,627 ratings — published 2010 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Bring the Distant Near 4.02 avg rating — 2,337 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins (Goodreads Author), Jamie Hogan (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 881 ratings — published 2007 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsoon Summer 3.82 avg rating — 616 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secret Keeper 3.96 avg rating — 565 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices by Mitali Perkins (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Yoo (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) , Cherry Cheva (Contributor) 3.91 avg rating — 485 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Not-So-Star-Spangled Life of Sunita Sen 3.63 avg rating — 406 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiger Boy 3.92 avg rating — 306 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Extreme American Makeover (First Daughter, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White House Rules (First Daughter, #2) 3.58 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Less Than Two Weeks Till Publication!

The marketing team at Macmillan sent some photos today as we're less than two weeks away from April 2, the publication date of Forward Me Back to You and the paperback release of You Bring the Distant Near . Also, that's my beloved Daddy's birthday, a lovely serendipity since I didn't pick the release date and I miss him every day. Anyway, the photos are gorgeous.

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Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border

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One Beautiful Dream: The Rollicking Tale of Family Chaos, Personal Passions, and Saying Yes to Them Both

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Quotes by Mitali Perkins

“There's something about putting words on a page in private that makes me feel powerful in public.”
― Mitali Perkins, You Bring the Distant Near

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“rule number eight: noting ventured, nothing gained”
― Mitali Perkins, Monsoon Summer

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“Good humor pokes fun at the powerful — not the weak.”
― Mitali Perkins, Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices

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What themed (multicultural) book would you like to read for October?

Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

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Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

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The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

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Dust Girl by Sarah Zettel

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Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac

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Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins

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The Good Braider by Terry Farish

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